tna High senior Trevor Stacher committed last weekend to the baseball program at Butte College in Oroville, Calif.

Butte is becoming quite the popular spot for Siskiyou County baseball players to play ball.

Trevor will join former Lions teammate Ricky Reynolds, who is a freshman on the Roadrunners squad.

Recently, Yreka Miners pitcher Tevin Cadola announced that he plans to play baseball at Butte. On Wednesday, Yreka head baseball coach Jason Freitas said that Miner senior Michael Schuler has also committed to the school. A story on Schuler should run in the paper in the near future.

Stacher, who is a first baseman who also pitches, is currently batting .311 with 14 hits, 13 runs and a team-leading nine RBIs in 45 at-bats for the Lions. He also has three stolen bases. Stacher is also 2-2 as a pitcher with a 1.67 ERA and leads the team with 28 strikeouts.

Stacher said that he was impressed with the campus and the coaching staff when he visited Butte and said he’s excited to be continuing his baseball career with the Roadrunners.

Stacher said that Butte coaches noticed him when Etna played in a playoff game against Hamilton last year.

Stacher said it was a great a feeling when he was offered a chance to join the Roadrunners and was told by the coaching staff that they see potential in him developing into a player that can contribute to the Butte program.

“It means a lot to me,” he said. “I was very excited,”

He added that he can’t wait to head to Butte and begin playing baseball for the team next season.

“I’m just excited to see how much better I can get,” he said,

“I’m proud of him,” Etna High head varsity baseball coach Michael Smith said. He believes that Stacher has the ability and dedication to succeed on the next level.

He added that Stacher was focused this past offseason to become a better baseball player and is always working on improving his game by putting in the extra time after practice and on his own.

“Trevor is a really hard worker and a great kid,” Smith said. ”I would love to have 12 Trevor Stacher’s on my team.”

Stacher said he has played baseball since he was in Tee-Ball and has developed a passion and love for the sport.

Stacher said he likes “how it’s a mental game,” and enjoys the challenge of working hard and developing his game.

Stacher plans to study biology in college and said at this time he would like to eventually join the police academy.

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